International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has said that the organization is only asking Pakistan to tax the rich and protect the poor.
After a meeting with caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly summit, the IMF MD told the media that this was what the people of Pakistan also wanted.
Very good meeting with Pakistan’s PM @anwaar_kakar today on 🇵🇰’s economic prospects. We agreed on the vital need for strong policies to ensure stability, foster sustainable and inclusive growth, prioritize revenue collection, and protection for the most vulnerable in Pakistan. pic.twitter.com/YkVpju4UqY
— Kristalina Georgieva (@KGeorgieva) September 20, 2023
In a post on his X account, the interim PM termed the meeting with the IMF head constructive, and said the two sides discussed the efforts for economic cooperation and stability.
He said that in the meeting, both sides reiterated their determination to take measures for economic development and stability.
Had a constructive dialogue with Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the IMF, at the #UNGA78, that emphasized extending our mutual commitment towards bolstering economic stability and growth in Pakistan. pic.twitter.com/u8kJX8Eqga
— Anwaar ul Haq Kakar (@anwaar_kakar) September 20, 2023
On the other hand, Bill Gates, the co-chairman of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, also met with caretaker PM Kakar in New York.
In the meeting, the two discussed issues related to polio eradication in Pakistan, gender equality and child development.
On the occasion, Kakar expressed optimism that stopping poliovirus transmission in every area of the country remained possible this year. He said the caretaker government of Pakistan and the National Polio Task Force were determined to eradicating polio from the entire country.
Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar met Mr. Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to discuss polio eradication, gender equality, nutrition, and financial inclusion, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly Session in New York, USA,… pic.twitter.com/D7PEukV04u
— Prime Minister's Office (@PakPMO) September 20, 2023
He said Pakistan was determined to preventing the transmission of polio virus, while immunization and other essential health services were being provided to the people.
During the meeting, Bill Gates said the complete elimination of polio from Pakistan was their first priority with particular interest in stopping cross-border transmission with Afghanistan and continuing vaccination campaigns in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
